“Why will jeepney operators accept indebtedness when the jeepneys they already have can be rehabilitated to fit the clean air, safety and other requirements of the government?”
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LTFRB’s Lizada threatens strikers, offers perks to scabs
It was Pres. Duterte himself who urged the drivers to go on a strike if they are indeed opposed to jeepney phaseout.
2-day nationwide transport strike set on Oct 16-17
“What is not being explained fully to the public is the component of corporate takeover and imminent threat of fare hikes in the government’s so-called jeepney modernization program.”
Why not rollback diesel prices as well? Drivers ask
Piston is calling on drivers and all the riding public to continue to press for a rollback in oil prices, to press the government to nationalize and regulate the oil industry, and to condemn the Aquino government for its inaction that, Piston said, is tantamount to collusion with the oil cartel.
Drivers press Supreme Court to stop gov’t from charging exorbitant fines
The Stop and Go coalition said the new joint order imposing higher fines and penalties affects not only drivers and operators of public utility vehicles but private motorists as well.
Piston submits 7 demands to Aquino
During a nationally coordinated drivers’ and workers’ protest led by Piston yesterday, March 24, George San Mateo, national president of Piston, said they disagree with the fare hike plan aired by Acto, 1-Utak, Altodap and Fejodap, “because public opinion will be turned against us drivers.”
Progressive drivers demand justice for 4 murdered transport leaders under Aquino gov’t
In just three years of Aquino in power, four transport leaders have been murdered.
PISTON bats for P6 fuel discount for PUVs
PISTON explains that the P6 fuel discount is better than demanding for a fare hike, knowing that the riding public have been complaining about low wages and increasingly high prices of goods and services.
Drivers decry shrinking income, demand big-time rollback in oil prices
By MARYA SALAMAT
“What enriches oil companies greatly impoverishes Filipino consumers, especially public utility drivers.” – PISTON Partylist
Phaseout of older AUV not for cleaner air but for profits?
By MARYA SALAMAT
“No driver in his or her right mind would turn down a new vehicle unit if it were affordable. But the government has no program to help them avail of vehicles that would pass the government’s supposed environmental requirements.” – George San Mateo, Piston Party-list
After LTO’s ’illegal money-making scheme,’ here comes another?
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The government’s transport offices have not yet begun to abide by a court’s decision to stop implementing its “illegal and excessive money-making scheme,” they have come up with another plan that, critics from transport groups said, has the same money-making goal. Transport group Piston criticized as another ”money-making scheme”…